My Little Tree

Good morning all and hope that your Sunday morning has dawned bright & cheerful! Not here I'm afraid, a bit grey and overcast - but if it stays dry that's ok!  In fact I'm hoping it stays reasonably dry purely to reduce the amount of mud that will be clinging to my son Jack when he returns from his football match this afternoon!  I'm never quite sure how he does it, but whatever sport he's playing he always seems to get filthy! And whoever had the bright idea to make teenage boys dress in WHITE for cricket should be made to wash my son's kit for a season! I did ask him if he just threw himself on the field just for the sake of it, but he assures me that it just happens when he's going for particularly good catches, etc. And I don't even want to think about the state his rugby kit would be in. Sometimes we couldn't even glimpse the boot under the caking of thick mud around it. Sigh.

So until it brightens up, and everyone else in the house has decided it's possibly time to get up, I thought I'd share a little Christmas card with you.  Yes, I know, another Christmas card! But as schools around here start back this week, I always use that as a reminder that I really should start making some of my Christmas cards.

This one features one of the gorgeous Christmas stamps from LOTV - 'My Little Tree' - and I love the expression of determination on that little face!

I wish I could draw like that, and achieve such character with just a few pen strokes! 

I've coloured him with promarkers and pencils, and had to add some glitter of course!

The edges of all the papers have been distressed with 'Tea Dye' distress inks. The kraft backing paper is from the lovely LOTV 'Krafty Christmas' pad, and the red patterned paper is from K&CO. 

I've added a punched snowflake and gingham ribbon from stash. The sentiment is from LOTV and the cute button is from a few packs of Buttons Galore christmassy buttons I picked up a while ago!

I was quite pleased with the card, but a bit disappointed in myself that I nearly always seem to use reds & greens on Christmas cards! Note to self: Must try to be more adventurous with colours! 

Anyway, hope you like it! Enjoy the rest of the day. I'll be back soon,

Kim x 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-

Winter Wonderland - walking in a winter wonderland

QKR - anything goes

Fat Pages & cards with attitude - anything goes

Avadares - make it sparkle

A Gem of a Challenge - A boy thing

Sweet Stampin - inspired by a song ("Walking in a winter wonderland")

LadybugCrafts Challenge - anything goes